• A Burmese Family
    A Burmese Family
  • Arrival of a  Stick Convoy (1885)
    Arrival of a Stick Convoy (1885)
  • British Officers and Indian Troops on Parade
    British Officers and Indian Troops on Parade
  • British Officers on Horseback in Mandalay
    British Officers on Horseback in Mandalay
  • Bullock Cart with Hood
    Bullock Cart with Hood
  • Burmese Captives Crucified by Dacoits, 1885
    Burmese Captives Crucified by Dacoits, 1885
  • Burmese Cargo Boats on the Irrawaddy River
    Burmese Cargo Boats on the Irrawaddy River
  • Chief Commissioner's House in Mandalay
    Chief Commissioner's House in Mandalay
  • Gen-Aung-San London
    Gen-Aung-San London
  • Gen. Aung San at 10 Downing Street, London in 1947.
    Gen. Aung San at 10 Downing Street, London in 1947.
  • Gen. Aung San with a group of Kachin women
    Gen. Aung San with a group of Kachin women
  • General Aung San
    General Aung San
  • Mandalay Jail
    Mandalay Jail
  • Moulmein Steamer arriving at Rangoon
    Moulmein Steamer arriving at Rangoon
  • Public Carriage
    Public Carriage
  • Public Carriage in Mandalay
    Public Carriage in Mandalay
  • Shwe Tha Ly-aung in Pegu, 944 AD
    Shwe Tha Ly-aung in Pegu, 944 AD
  • South Entrance at the Shwe Dagon Pagoda
    South Entrance at the Shwe Dagon Pagoda
  • Steamers of the Irrawaddy Flotilla Co.
    Steamers of the Irrawaddy Flotilla Co.
  • Thakin Aung San making a speech,1947
    Thakin Aung San making a speech,1947
  • The Elephant Trap at Amarapura 1837-46
    The Elephant Trap at Amarapura 1837-46
  • The Funeral of the Princess of Minelon 1890
    The Funeral of the Princess of Minelon 1890
  • The Kyauk Taw Gyi Pgoda in Mandalay
    The Kyauk Taw Gyi Pgoda in Mandalay
  • The Mingun Bell
    The Mingun Bell
  • Women Bathing in the Irrawaddy River
    Women Bathing in the Irrawaddy River
  • A Burmese Family
  • Arrival of a  Stick Convoy (1885)
  • British Officers and Indian Troops on Parade
  • British Officers on Horseback in Mandalay
  • Bullock Cart with Hood
  • Burmese Captives Crucified by Dacoits, 1885
  • Burmese Cargo Boats on the Irrawaddy River
  • Chief Commissioner's House in Mandalay
  • Gen-Aung-San London
  • Gen. Aung San at 10 Downing Street, London in 1947.
  • Gen. Aung San with a group of Kachin women
  • General Aung San
  • Mandalay Jail
  • Moulmein Steamer arriving at Rangoon
  • Public Carriage
  • Public Carriage in Mandalay
  • Shwe Tha Ly-aung in Pegu, 944 AD
  • South Entrance at the Shwe Dagon Pagoda
  • Steamers of the Irrawaddy Flotilla Co.
  • Thakin Aung San making a speech,1947
  • The Elephant Trap at Amarapura 1837-46
  • The Funeral of the Princess of Minelon 1890
  • The Kyauk Taw Gyi Pgoda in Mandalay
  • The Mingun Bell
  • Women Bathing in the Irrawaddy River
Friday, May 18, 2012

Burma, 1942

Burma, officially the Union of Myanmar is a country in Southeast Asia. The country is bordered by the People's Republic of China, Laos, Thailand, Bangladesh, India, and the Bay of Bengal to the southwest, with the Andaman Sea defining. One-third of Burma's total perimeter of 1,930 kilometres (1,200 mi) forms an uninterrupted coastline. Burma is the second largest country by geographical area in Southeast Asia.

The country's culture, heavily influenced by those of its neighbours, is based on Theravada Buddhism intertwined with local elements. Burma's diverse population has played a major role in defining its politics, history, and demographics in modern times, and the country continues to struggle to overcome its ethnic tensions. The military has dominated government since General Ne Win led a coup in 1962 that toppled the civilian government of U Nu. Burma remains under the control of the military-led State Peace and Development Council.

The daily newspapers from Myanmar/Burma such as The New Light of Myanmar (NLM), Kyaymon (Kyemon) and Myanma Alin (Myanma Ahlin) are archived in this site for political and media research purposes. The Myanmar Statistical Data from the government are also archived. This Myanmar Archives site is not associated with any government agencies in Myanmar/Burma nor guaranteed the reliability of the data itself.

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